Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Dorris’ Broken Cord/A Theoretical Perspective. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page research paper that discusses Michael Dorris’s autobiography The Broken Cord, in which the author discusses his experiences in raising an adopted son, who is referred to as “Adam” in this text and the Bio-ecological Systems Theory (BST) developed by Urie Bronfenbrenner. The writer argues that a close examination of Dorris’s autobiographical narrative of his son illustrates the various components of Bronfenbrenner’s theory. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_khdorbst.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
is afflicted by fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), which causes him to be mentally retarded and also causes him to suffer from severe seizures. The Bio-ecological Systems Theory (BST) developed by
Urie Bronfenbrenner, a leading scholar in the field of developmental psychology, offers a model for child development that perceives individual development as occurring within the "system relationships" that make up
the childs environment (Paquette and Ryan 2). Originally, Bronfenbrenner referred to the theory as "Ecological System Theory," but the prefix of "bio" was recently added in order to emphasize
that a childs personal biology, that is, the childs own body, is the "primary environment fueling that childs development (Paquette and Ryan 2). It is the interaction of various systems,
specifically, the "the childs maturing biology, his immediate family/community environment, and the social landscape" in general, which serve to direct the developmental process. Therefore, this theoretical perspective holds that in
order to accurately perceive a childs development, one must first examine the child, the immediate environment, but also the interaction that occurs with the larger societal environment (Paquette and Ryan
2). A close examination of Dorriss autobiographical narrative of his son illustrates the various components of Bronfenbrenners theory. In BST, the term "microsystem" is used to describe the environmental
layer that is closest to the child and which contains the relational features with which the child has direct contact (Paquette and Ryan 2). As this implies, the microsystem includes
"family, school, neighborhood or childcare environments" (Paquette and Ryan 2). The principal issue in Adams microsystem is FAS. Prior to his adoption, Dorris was told that Adam was impaired, "the
official diagnosis was mental retardation," but Dorris was certain that good parenting would be sufficient to overcome developmental delays (Couser 421). When Dorris finally recognized the full extent of Adams
...